Parliament’s non-disclosure
Wendy Woodhead, discusses how our reluctant Parliament has now been forced to declare its expenses, yet they don’t mind sharing their personal gossip for the world to hear
It has not been the best of times lately for the Government with public trust and support at an all time low. This week it got even worse when MPs lost their battle in the Commons against the disclosures of expenses for second homes.
Arguing that it was an intrusion of privacy lives and that publishing addresses posed a security risk, their excuses seemed to cut no ice with presiding judges. Mostly because addresses can be accessed via many legal routes already, such as local libraries and town halls.
Cardiff Students’ Model UN
Sarah Cole looks back at the successes of Cardiff’s Model UN
International terrorism and the independence of Kosovo – two massive issues that have recently demanded the attention of the international community and which have been topics of contention in governments all over the world.
These two issues were discussed at the inaugural Cardiff University Model United Nations Conference which was held on April 25 at the Welsh Assembly, attended by students from Cardiff University, UWIC, Aberystwyth, Glamorgan, Exeter, Bristol and Swansea.
Spiritual Leader or Political Activist?
Simon Lucey considers how Gordon Brown should treat the Dalai Lama’s visit and what options he has after the resulting Chinese response
The Dalai Lama claims that he is a ‘simple Buddhist Monk,’ however, the furore that surrounds the spiritual leader’s tour of the West suggests that this is not the case.
He is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, thus Gordon Brown is treating the Dalai Lama diplomatically by his religious role, rather than political aspirations, by agreeing to meet him at the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury instead of Downing Street.
Crewe’s By-Election Blues
Politics turned ugly this week when Westminster descended on the North for the controversial Crewe and Nantwich by-election.
The mass flock of politicians to Crewe highlights more than anything the immense pressure Gordon Brown is under at present. If Labour loses Crewe as a stronghold, defeat at the next general election looks likely.
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